March 27, 1919
A nation-wide campaign is being made this week for 1000 tons of old clothing for the relief of the most serious need of millions of men, women and children of northern France, Italy, Czecho-Slovakia, Belgium, Serbia, Romania, Greece and other allied countries. Wrangell’s share of this amount is 2000 points and a committee consisting of Mrs. Carlson, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Grant, Miss Woods and Mrs. Walker is canvassing the town. While garments should be strong and durable, they need not be in perfect condition. The committee wishes it understood that the clothing should be clean, however. Shoes and household linen are needed badly.
March 31, 1944
In cooperation with the national and territorial move for increase in Victory Gardening this year, the University of Alaska is conducting a series of lectures, given by W.R. Carter, throughout Southeast Alaska.
Governor Gruening, from Juneau, has issued a proclamation calling for more Victory Gardens this year in keeping with appeal made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Information to Mayor F.G. Hanford states that Carter will be in Wrangell next week for talks on soil and soil preparation, transplanting, soil fertility and insects and diseases of crops, and, in accordance with a request, representatives from each local civic and fraternal organization have been instructed to meet with Mr. Carter when he arrives.
March 27, 1969
Residents of Wrangell and Petersburg this week were assured that the state would provide room for fresh food vans aboard ferries if the Seattle dock tie-up continues. Rep. Ernie Haugen, R-Petersburg, said the state ferry Taku is being taken out of dry-dock this week and work is being rushed to put her back into service ahead of schedule. Haugen said the ferry would be used to transport food to Southeastern Alaska if the tie-up that has stalled the area’s regular barge service is not solved. “I have been talking with (Public Works) Commissioner Strandberg about this and he assured me that the merchants of the communities of Wrangell and Petersburg will get a share of the space available,” Haugen said. Haugen said that if the dock problems continue the state probably would begin more frequent runs from Prince Rupert, where its ferries could pick up goods shipped up the highway.
March 31, 1994
Local historian Pat Neal is gathering information on Wrangell’s totem poles as part of the national Save Outdoor Sculpture project. Neal, who volunteered for the undertaking, is filling out an eight-page form on each of the 18 totem poles, as well as Chief Shakes’ gravesite. The task requires describing the figures on the poles, the colors used, and providing a summary of the monument’s condition. “Basically, what I have to do is describe each one of the totems,” Neal said last week.
She said there is also library research to find the dates poles were erected, who carved them and other pertinent information. Neal hopes to attend a workshop for SOS volunteers in Ketchikan being put on by the Alaska State Museum. The end result of the SOS project will be a national database of all outdoor sculpture in the U.S. compiled by the National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property in Washington, D.C.
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